Tumba
Old Norse Dictionary - tumba
Meaning of Old Norse word "tumba"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tumba
- að, [a for. word; Fr. tomber], to tumble, Finnb. 352, Fas. iii. 503; þeir tumba báðir ofan fyrir fönnina, Háv. 9 new Ed.; hann tumbar af hestinum, Mag. 8, Bs. ii. 225, Mar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛘᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- for.
- foreign.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)